Improvement in harrows



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AM. PHOTO-LITHO. C0. N.Y. (DSBORNE'S PROCESS) N Usme-,STATES ATENT einen.

l, GEORGE oook, ou Bitisron srAfrromfAssieNoa `To niMsELF AND WM.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, GEORGE COOK, of Bris tol Statiomin the county of Kendall, in the 4State of Illinois, have invented a new, useful, andimportant Improvement in Barrows; and -I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, which'Il have prepared with a view to the obtainin g ot' Letters `Patent therefor.`

`The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification, and similar letters of reference indicate like parts in allthe figures.`

Figurelis a plan view, and Fig. 2 is a'side view, of my improved harrow when in the condition for efficient service. Fig. 3 is a side view of the same when in the condition in which it may befplaced for discharging sods or other obstructions.

My inventionprovides for the ready discharge of obstructions without the labor of lifting the harrow and without requiring any rotating shafts or other refined mechanism.

The mechanism of `my barrow is composed entirely of what may be termed a toggle-leverand a series of simple chain-links peculiarly arranged relatively to the beams of the har-row. The sods or other clogging material are by this invention discharged at the will of the attendant by simply inclining the teeth for 'a brief period and then restoring them to their position for working by the raising and lowering of the hand-lever and its toggle conf neetions, as represented.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe it by the aid of the figures and of the letters of reference denoted thereon.

'A are the teeth, which may be of any known form or'material5 and B is the link by which the animals are connected 'to drag the harrowi,

l 2 3, Src., are lcross-beams, jointed at their centers, as represented, so as to better adapt the action ot' the machine to irregular ground. Theteeth A are xed in these beams inany approved" manner, so as to be governed' and operated thereby. On the upper side of each of these beams are fixed stout eyes C C', as

-represented,a"nd on the under side of each are xed similarfstout eyes,D Di. Links c connect the several eyes U C', and links d connect the several eyes "D D', in the manner represented. These links and eyes compel the several" beams "1 2 3," 85e., to sustain positions parallel, or nearly so, each to the other, but allow'the whole to be inclined or partially rocked, so as to cause the several teeth A' to l stand nearly perpendicularly, or at ananglve,

as represented, the position being determined by the other parts now to be described.

To the same stout staples E which receive the draft of the animals, a little in front of the foremost beam, l, are hinged the forks F of a long lever, F, in the manner indicated, so that the lever may turn freely upon the staples. The other end of the lever F extends overthe back of the barrow, and is adapted to be raised or lowered by the hands ofthe attendant. i

To vsuitable stout eyes, G, above the rearmost of the cross-beams, 6, are hinged the ends ofthe rods or links H. The other ends of these rods H are hinged to the lever F. The connections of these rods H to the eyes G and lever F are both made by suitable pins, asrepresented, so that they allow the parts to freely turn one upon the other.

It will be observed that the positions of the staples E and eyes G depend upon the elevation of the lever F, so that the depression of theilatter increases the distance of E from G, while the elevation of the lever diminishes such distance. It will also bc observed thatthe several links c and d, by reason of their being each of less length than the distance between the central lines of the several beams l 2 3,

Sto., and being connected to eyes C G ard'D D in the manner represented-to wit, O and C( -being not identical in position, but at a cnsiderable distance apart--compel the several beams 1 2, 85e., to stand squarely and hold the teeth Aperpendicularly, or nearly so, when the said links are strained, so as -to extend the barrow by the depression of F, but allow the beams l 2, tc., to turn'partly over, so as Vgreatly to incline the teeth and discharge the rubbish whenever the lever F is depressed, so as to extend the barrow to its utmost capacity.

The operation ofthe harrow audits construe` tion is now 'fully apparent.` The depth of the several beamsl 2, dto., `is made greater by splicing suitable pieces'upon the top at'the i points where the eyes C C are fixed, so as to 'give the links c `and d sufficient leverage to sustain the forces acting upon the teeth-A be'- low. The several eyes are formed from pieces of stout rolled iron properly bent and punched 5. Connecting thelever F and the drag-link combination with the other parts, substan- B to a point, E, forward of and lower than the tially as represented, for the purpose of holdcenter of the front beam, 1, substantially as ing the teeth firmly in the several positions i and for the purpose set forth, when the pelirts desired for working in various soils.

are arranged relatively to the several other Y Y o cross-beams 2 3, 85e., and their connections, GEORGE COOK' and to the links or bars H, as shown. Witnesses: v 6. Securing the leverF in dilerentpositious I THEODORE POTTER, i by means of the notches i i in the post I, in JAMES G. BARR.

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